House Member
While a member of the Minnesota House, Madore focused on the issues of transportation, education, health care, disabilities advocacy, conservation and property tax relief. She was made Vice-Chair of the Transportation and Transit Subcommittee and the Minnesota Public Transit Association (MPTA) named Shelley a "2007 Friend of Transit" award winner. The award was established to recognize excellence in public transit services and public transit advocacy in Minnesota.
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